Name: A Very Kacey Christmas by Kacey Musgraves
Brand: Kacey Musgraves
SKU: 060255716422
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.5 (84 reviews)

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Kacey Musgraves is often praised for keeping certain country traditions alive but, even so, the retro vibe of A Very Kacey Christmas may come as a bit of a shock. Musgraves crafts her holiday album -- arriving just three records into her career, a relatively swift event -- as an homage to the swinging sounds of mid-century modern, cannily blending lounge with a hint of exotica. Musgraves doesn't spend much time with shopworn standards, opening the record with "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "Let It Snow!" before taking a series of left turns. Many of these twists are clever re-appropriations of novelty songs, tunes that are played straight but delivered with a wink -- a gambit that plays slightly better with the Chipmunks' "Christmas Don't Be Late" than Gayla Peevey's "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas," which can't help but seem silly in any guise. Such frivolity is charming, though, particularly because Musgraves slyly waltzes right up to the edge of kitsch without ever crossing over into camp. It's a delicate balancing act that she performs with ease because there's a lightness to her delivery and also to her original tunes. Despite its title, "Christmas Makes Me Cry" is as sweet and delicate as falling snow; the Leon Bridges duet, "Present Without a Bow," is coolly relaxed soul; "Ribbons and Bows" is an ebullient slice of Motown bounce, and the deliberately goofy "A Willie Nice Christmas" -- which naturally features a cameo by Willie Nelson and his faithful Trigger, too -- are all clever stylistic exercises that balance the gentle Mariachi bounce of "Feliz Navidad," the island breeze of "Mele Kalikimaka," and cabaret croon of the closing "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" Each of these sounds play off of one other to create a sharp, playful, and warm holiday record, the kind that evokes the past while feeling fresh and seeming destined for many years of annual spins.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

by Kacey Musgraves

Acoustic Guitar: Misa Arriaga; Performer
Background Vocals: Kyle Ryan
Gena Johnson
Misa Arriaga; Performer
Cello: Nathaniel Smith; Performer
Double Bass: Adam Keafer; Performer
Drums: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Fiddle: Larry Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kenny Sears; Performer
Primary Artist: Kacey Musgraves; Main Performer
Composer Lyricist: Hugh Martin
Ralph Blane; Other
Engineer: Mark Petaccia; Production
Glockenspiel: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Mellotron: Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Pedal Steel: Paul Franklin; Performer
Percussion: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Performer: Larry Franklin
Paul Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Kenny Sears
Kyle Ryan
Gena Johnson
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer
Nathaniel Smith
Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Petaccia
Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Vocals: Kacey Musgraves; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Gore; Production
Composer: Hugh Martin
Ralph Blane; Composer
Recording Assistant: Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production

2. Let It Snow

by Kacey Musgraves

Primary Artist: Kacey Musgraves; Main Performer
Background Vocals: The Quebe Sisters
Misa Arriaga; Performer
Bells: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Engineer: Mark Petaccia; Production
Mixing: Ryan Gore; Production
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Production
Recording Assistant: Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Petaccia
Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Cello: Nathaniel Smith; Performer
Double Bass: Adam Keafer; Performer
Drums: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Featured Artist: The Quebe Sisters; Main Performer
Fiddle: The Quebe Sisters; Performer
Percussion: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Performer: Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Kyle Ryan
The Quebe Sisters
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer
Chris Scruggs
Nathaniel Smith
Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Piano: Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Steel Guitar: Chris Scruggs; Performer
Vocals: Kacey Musgraves; Performer
Composer: Jule Styne
Sammy Cahn; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Jule Styne
Sammy Cahn; Other

3. Christmas Don't Be Late

by Kacey Musgraves

Primary Artist: Kacey Musgraves; Main Performer
Accordion: Rory Hoffman; Performer
Background Vocals: Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Performer
Bells: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Cello: Nathaniel Smith; Performer
Double Bass: Adam Keafer; Performer
Drums: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Fiddle: Larry Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kenny Sears; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Ross Bagdasarian; Other
Guitar: Rory Hoffman; Performer
Engineer: Mark Petaccia; Production
Mellotron: Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Percussion: Fred Eltringham
Kyle Ryan; Performer
Performer: Larry Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Kenny Sears
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer
Nathaniel Smith
Mr. Jimmy Rowland
Rory Hoffman; Performer
Vocals: Kacey Musgraves; Performer
Composer: Ross Bagdasarian; Composer
Mixing: Ryan Gore; Production
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Production
Recording Assistant: Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Petaccia
Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production

4. A Willie Nice Christmas

by Kacey Musgraves

Featured Artist: Willie Nelson; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Misa Arriaga; Performer
Engineer: Mark Petaccia; Production
Primary Artist: Kacey Musgraves; Main Performer
Mixing: Ryan Gore; Production
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Production
Recording Assistant: Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Petaccia
Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kacey Musgraves
Josh Osborne
Shane Mcanally; Other
Bells: Misa Arriaga; Performer
Drums: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Electric Bass: Adam Keafer; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Guitar: Trigger; Performer
Hammond B3 Organ: Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Mellotron: Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Percussion: Fred Eltringham
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Performer
Performer: Willie Nelson
Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Trigger
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer
Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Ukulele: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Vocals: Willie Nelson
Kacey Musgraves; Performer

5. Feliz Navidad

by Kacey Musgraves

Primary Artist: Kacey Musgraves; Main Performer
Accordion: Rory Hoffman; Performer
Background Vocals: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga
Rory Hoffman; Performer
Cello: Nathaniel Smith; Performer
Clapping: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer; Performer
Double Bass: Adam Keafer; Performer
Drums: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Fiddle: Larry Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kenny Sears; Performer
Guitar: Misa Arriaga
Chris Scruggs; Performer
Pedal Steel: Paul Franklin; Performer
Performer: Larry Franklin
Paul Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Kenny Sears
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer
Chris Scruggs
Nathaniel Smith
Rory Hoffman; Performer
Steel Guitar: Chris Scruggs; Performer
Engineer: Mark Petaccia; Production
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Production
Percussion: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Vocals: Kacey Musgraves; Performer
Recording Assistant: Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Petaccia
Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jose Feliciano; Other
Whistle: Rory Hoffman; Performer
Composer: José Feliciano; Composer
Mixing: Ryan Gore; Production

6. Christmas Makes Me Cry

by Kacey Musgraves

Primary Artist: Kacey Musgraves; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Misa Arriaga; Performer
Bells: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Cello: Nathaniel Smith; Performer
Drums: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Electric Bass: Adam Keafer; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Fiddle: Larry Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kenny Sears; Performer
Engineer: Mark Petaccia; Production
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Production
Recording Assistant: Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Petaccia
Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kacey Musgraves
Shane Mcanally
Brandy Clark; Other
Mellotron: Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Pedal Steel: Paul Franklin; Performer
Percussion: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Performer: Larry Franklin
Paul Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Kenny Sears
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer
Nathaniel Smith
Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Vocals: Kacey Musgraves; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Gore; Production

7. Present Without A Bow

by Leon Bridges

Engineer: Mark Petaccia; Production
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Petaccia
Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Featured Artist: Leon Bridges; Main Performer
Composer Lyricist: Luke Laird
Kacey Musgraves
Austin Jenkins
Leon Bridges; Other
Primary Artist: Kacey Musgraves; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Leon Bridges
Misa Arriaga; Performer
Cello: Nathaniel Smith; Performer
Drums: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Electric Bass: Adam Keafer; Performer
Fiddle: Larry Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kenny Sears; Performer
Mellotron: Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Pedal Steel: Paul Franklin; Performer
Percussion: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Performer: Larry Franklin
Paul Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Kenny Sears
Leon Bridges
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer
Nathaniel Smith
Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Vocals: Kacey Musgraves
Leon Bridges; Performer
Recording Assistant: Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Composer: Austin Jenkins
Kacey Musgraves
Leon Bridges
Luke Laird; Composer
Mixing: Ryan Gore; Production

8. Mele Kalikimaka

by Kacey Musgraves

Background Vocals: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
The Quebe Sisters
Misa Arriaga; Performer
Cello: Nathaniel Smith; Performer
Drums: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Electric Bass: Adam Keafer; Performer
Fiddle: Larry Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kenny Sears; Performer
Featured Artist: The Quebe Sisters; Main Performer
Engineer: Mark Petaccia; Production
Primary Artist: Kacey Musgraves; Main Performer
Mellotron: Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Percussion: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Performer: Larry Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Kenny Sears
Kyle Ryan
The Quebe Sisters
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer
Chris Scruggs
Nathaniel Smith
Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Steel Guitar: Chris Scruggs; Performer
Ukulele: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Vibraphone: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Production
Vocals: Kacey Musgraves; Performer
Whistle: Kacey Musgraves; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Gore; Production
Recording Assistant: Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Petaccia
Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Composer: R. Alex Anderson; Composer
Composer Lyricist: R. Alex Anderson; Other

9. I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

by Kacey Musgraves

Cello: Nathaniel Smith; Performer
Clarinet: Rory Hoffman; Performer
Double Bass: Adam Keafer; Performer
Drums: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Fiddle: Larry Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kenny Sears; Performer
Composer Lyricist: John Rox; Other
Mellotron: Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Performer: Larry Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Kenny Sears
Kyle Ryan
Adam Keafer
Chris Scruggs
Nathaniel Smith
Mr. Jimmy Rowland
Rory Hoffman; Performer
Engineer: Mark Petaccia; Production
Primary Artist: Kacey Musgraves; Main Performer
Percussion: Fred Eltringham
Kyle Ryan; Performer
Steel Guitar: Chris Scruggs; Performer
Ukulele: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Vibraphone: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Vocals: Kacey Musgraves; Performer
Composer: John Rox; Composer
Mixing: Ryan Gore; Production
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Production
Recording Assistant: Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Petaccia
Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production

10. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

by Kacey Musgraves

Primary Artist: Kacey Musgraves; Main Performer
Accordion: Rory Hoffman; Performer
Background Vocals: Misa Arriaga
Veda Dabbs
Cohen Dabbs; Performer
Cello: Nathaniel Smith; Performer
Clarinet: Rory Hoffman; Performer
Drums: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Electric Bass: Adam Keafer; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Fiddle: Larry Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kenny Sears; Performer
Mellotron: Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Pedal Steel: Paul Franklin; Performer
Engineer: Mark Petaccia; Production
Percussion: Fred Eltringham
Kyle Ryan; Performer
Performer: Larry Franklin
Paul Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Kenny Sears
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer
Nathaniel Smith
Mr. Jimmy Rowland
Rory Hoffman
Veda Dabbs
Cohen Dabbs; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Johnny Marks; Other
Piano: Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Vocals: Kacey Musgraves; Performer
Composer: Johnny Marks; Composer
Mixing: Ryan Gore; Production
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Production
Recording Assistant: Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Petaccia
Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production

11. Ribbons And Bows

by Kacey Musgraves

Baritone Saxophone: Rory Hoffman; Performer
Engineer: Mark Petaccia; Production
Primary Artist: Kacey Musgraves; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Gena Johnson
Misa Arriaga
Dallas Mcvey; Performer
Clapping: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer; Performer
Drums: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Electric Bass: Adam Keafer; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Percussion: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Performer: Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Kyle Ryan
Gena Johnson
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer
Mr. Jimmy Rowland
Rory Hoffman
Dallas Mcvey; Performer
Piano: Kyle Ryan
Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Vocals: Kacey Musgraves; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Gore; Production
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Production
Recording Assistant: Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Petaccia
Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kacey Musgraves
Julia Michaels
Justin Tranter; Other

12. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

by Kacey Musgraves

Background Vocals: Larry Franklin
Paul Franklin
Joe Spivey
Mark Petaccia
Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Kenny Sears
Kyle Ryan
Gena Johnson
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer
Nathaniel Smith
Mr. Jimmy Rowland
Rory Hoffman; Performer
Engineer: Mark Petaccia; Production
Composer Lyricist: Traditional
Frank Loesser; Other
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Kyle Ryan
Misa Arriaga; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Petaccia
Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Primary Artist: Kacey Musgraves; Main Performer
Bells: Kyle Ryan; Performer
Cello: Nathaniel Smith; Performer
Clarinet: Rory Hoffman; Performer
Double Bass: Adam Keafer; Performer
Drums: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Fiddle: Larry Franklin
Joe Spivey
Kenny Sears; Performer
Pedal Steel: Paul Franklin; Performer
Percussion: Fred Eltringham; Performer
Performer: Larry Franklin
Paul Franklin
Joe Spivey
Mark Petaccia
Kacey Musgraves
Fred Eltringham
Kenny Sears
Kyle Ryan
Gena Johnson
Misa Arriaga
Adam Keafer
Nathaniel Smith
Mr. Jimmy Rowland
Rory Hoffman; Performer
Piano: Kyle Ryan
Mr. Jimmy Rowland; Performer
Vocals: Kacey Musgraves; Performer
Recording Assistant: Ryan Gore
Chris Taylor
Gena Johnson; Production
Composer: Frank Loesser
Traditional; Composer
Mixing: Ryan Gore; Production

Technical Specifications

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1 volume only

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12 tracks available

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ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

37 minutes and 37 seconds

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None

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16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

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Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

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Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

6/12 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Country, Holiday, Honky Tonk, Rock, Contemporary Country, Christmas

Label

Mercury Nashville

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Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

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Release Date

Oct 27, 2016

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60255716422

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